The Accidental Webmaster [Paperback]

Julie M. Still (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1573871648 | ISBN-13: 978-1573871648 | Publication Date: April 2003

Here is a lifeline for the individual who has not been trained as a Webmaster, but who-whether by choice or under duress-has become one nonetheless. While most Webmastering books focus on programming and elated technical issues, The Accidental Webmaster helps readers deal with the full range of challenges they face on the job. Author, librarian, and accidental Webmaster Julie Still offers advice on getting started, setting policies, working with ISP's, desinging home pages, selecting content, drawing site traffic, gaining user feedback, fundraising, avoiding copyright problems, and much more. A must read for all accidental Webmasters, as well as for directors and managers of businesses, libraries, community groups, and other organizations that want to build and maintain a successful Web site on a volunteer or part-time basis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: Information Today Inc (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573871648
• ISBN-13: 978-1573871648
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,187,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for us accidental webmasters, June 19, 2003

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Mary E. Bates "[e-mail]" (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Accidental Webmaster (Paperback)

This is a really useful resource for people who find themselves in the position of having to build and manage a web site. It's particularly useful for people designing and maintaining web sites for non-profit or volunteer organizations, or for those of us who are self-employed and are webmasters by default. I've managed my own web site for 6 years and still found a number of useful tips in this book. Highly recommended for anyone who becomes a webmaster by accident!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful But..., June 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Accidental Webmaster (Paperback)

This is a useful and helpful book, but if you are an accidental corporate webmaster like me, you can't apply much of the book to your work.

The book assumes knowledge of Dreamweaver or other programs. If I had picked up this book when I first started, I would not have known what to do. The For Dummies series is much more helpful in this regard.

It also assumes you have some freedom to be creative, and some of us do not. Sometimes anything resembling "fun" is not acceptable on a corporate site.

I did find the idea of ego surfing a useful technique, but this book seems more geared toward small businesses and non-profits.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many practical applications for new web masters, July 19, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Accidental Webmaster (Paperback)

The price tag of this standard-size paperback is weighty and may limit its acquisition, but anyone serious about becoming webmasters - particularly those who have stumbled upon their position by chance - will find The Accidental Webmaster packed with practical tips and applications for managing different types of sites; from political and nonprofit group sites to informational and family sites. Tips on modulating a web list, marketing and design issues, and web site performance provide many practical applications for new web masters.